Legal Opinion
George F. Noonan and Ann Marie Noonan v. The Winston Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 9, 1998No. 97-1132PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants George and Anne Marie Noonan challenge the district court’s dismissal, on personal jurisdiction grounds, of their defamation, misappropriation and violation of the right of publicity, and related claims against Colour Library Books, Ltd., Lintas:Paris, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco International, Inc., R.J. Reynolds France, S.A., Worldwide Brands, Inc., and LintasWorldwide. Having fully considered plaintiffs’ arguments, we affirm.
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A. General Background
George Noonan, a Boston Police Detective and a devoted non-smoker, has spent…
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